Apparently, everyone wants me to be edgy. To stop throwing softball questions and get tough when I'm interviewing someone. I don't know, I liked Kyle Sellers. He's not going to dump on someone who gave him a shot (Mark Gottfried). If the opening was there, I would have gone for it. That's the world we live in now. The light hearted stories aren't any good. However, tonight will be a little more edgy.

Last week, I received an e-mail from a friend. In the subject line it read "Save this e-mail". At first I thought it might be a chain message that had been forwarded on to me. But he's not the type to do that. So I'm thinking it will be good. The message read:

"Derrick Rose will be a bust in the NBA."

Wow! That was a bold statement. Especially since Rose was the most dominant player in college ball last year. He also is a physical beast. Although, the story Mike Freeman told on the Dan Patrick show today about Rose is pretty funny.

Most busts you can see coming from a mile away. Take Michael Olawakandi. Who didn't know he was going to be a bust? But Rose, I don't see it. My friend didn't give anything to back his statement up, so I don't know what he is basing it on. We'll just have to see. Maybe he can comment on this site and back it up.

Tonight the Memphis Grizzles selected Kevin Love with the fifth overall pick. I've written about him in the past. And for the record, this is what I wrote about him in January:

And here's a prediction as to what will happen with Love. After he doesn't go to the NBA this year (because pro scouts are worried about his athleticism), he'll undergo some serious off season conditioning at UCLA. Next fall, you'll read about how he worked out twice a day, gave up fried foods and only ate fish and vegetables. He will have dropped 15 pounds, but the funny thing is, you'll still see the "unathletic" Love. Sure, he'll be an All-American and Dick Vitale will drool all over him like he does in this video, but you'll just be able to tell.

Yes, I got the part about coming back wrong. But surprise, surprise, Love has dropped some weight since the end of the year. Now he's down to 250 and everyone is raving over him. (The picture above is from high school. He looks nothing like that now.)

Here's what I wonder. What's the difference in a guy who is out of shape in college and then gets in shape right before he's about to get drafted and a guy who dogs it for 3 years of his contract and suddenly plays harder in the last year of his contract before he becomes a free agent? The latter are criticized all the time. If he's not motivated to stay in shape in college, then what makes you think he'll be doing the right thing two years from now? How's he going to stay disciplined with his weight when he's traveling every other night and spending most of the season eating room service in a hotel room? I just don't get it. (As a side note, Jordan would never do that. He wanted to win at everything.)

And yes, it's neat that he can make a basket from 90 feet throwing a chest pass, but what does that have to do with defending a guy that's taller and quicker than you? I guess Love will always have a "go-to" shot when they play horse after practice.

If you watched any UCLA games last year, you would see how out of shape Love was. Once he planted himself on the block, he was hard to stop. But he wasn't battling against the type of guys he'll be battling against next year. And you have to beat the other guys down court in the NBA to establish position. He can't walk up the court like he did in college.

Finally, if you saw his interview on PTI yesterday, they basically asked him to give an answer to the questions I'm asking. His basic response. "I've had doubters my whole life. People have doubted me in high school and college and I've proved them wrong. Now I'll just have to do that in the NBA."

I realize that doesn't answer the question. However, since I'm in the question asking mood tonight, (I guess these are a little more edgy for everyone) who was doubting Kevin Love in high school? He was one of the biggest recruits in the nation that year. Everyone said he would be the final link to lead UCLA to a championship. Also, who was doubting him in college? Even this site said he would be a great college player. Every time I turned on the TV, the announcers were fawning all over him.

I just don't think he's worthy of being the 5th overall pick.

So, save this post...